Friday, June 8, 2012

Suicide rate for active duty soldiers so far in 2012 is around one per day

Article Title: One death-a-day: Military suicides reach terrifying rate

Snippet of Article: "... According to findings released on Thursday by the US Department of Defense, the suicide rate for active duty soldiers so far in 2012 is around one per day. In just the first 155 days of the year, 154 soldiers have committed suicide, a statistic only made more ghastly by comparing it to the number of American troops killed by insurgency this year — the website iCasualties.org reports that only 139 US soldiers died in battle this year...."

Article Source: rt.com